Jan 07, 2025 10:09 PM IST
The girl has been staying with her parents and younger sister at he Mahakumbh camp since last month at the invitation of Kaushal Giri Maharaj of Juna Akhara.
Renouncing her dream of becoming an Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer, a teenage girl belonging to Uttar Pradesh’s Agra has reportedly expressed the desire to become a ‘sadhvi’ or a nun, according to her parents, who say the teen has experienced “detachment from worldly life at the Mahakumbh”.
The girl has been staying with her parents and younger sister at the Mahakumbh camp since last month at the invitation of Kaushal Giri Maharaj of Juna Akhara.
“Mahant Kaushal Giri Maharaj of Juna Akhara has been visiting our village for the past three years to conduct Bhagwat Katha sessions. It was during one such session that my daughter Rakhi took her guru diksha,” news agency PTI quoted the girl’s mother Reema as saying, who is staying at the Juna Akhara camp.
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Reema said that Kaushal Giri Maharaj invited her, her husband Sandeep Singh, and their two daughters to serve at the Mahakumbh camp in Prayagraj last month. Sandeep Singh runs a confectionery business.
“One day, Rakhi expressed her wish to become a Sadhvi. Believing it to be God’s will, we raised no objections,” Reema added.
Girl becomes ‘Gauri Giri’
The Agra-based family had rented a house in Prayagraj, specifically to educate their daughters, Rakhi and eight-year-old Nikki.
“Rakhi dreamt of becoming an IAS officer, but she experienced detachment from worldly life during the Mahakumbh,” Reema said.
Mahant Kaushal Giri also reportedly confirmed that the family willingly donated their daughter to the ashram, adding that the decision was made without any coercion.
“The decision was made without any coercion. The family has been connected to us for some time, and at their request, Rakhi has been accepted into the ashram,” the seer said.
The girl will now be known as Gauri Giri, he said.
When asked if she is worried for her daughter, Reema said, “As a mother, I will always worry about where and how she is. Relatives often question why we entrusted our daughter to the ashram. Our response is that it was God’s wish.”
A saint from the Juna Akhara said that the girl’s “pind daan” (ritual offerings for renunciation) and other religious ceremonies will be conducted on January 19, after which she will formally be considered a part of the Guru’s family.
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